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THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES CALLED<br/>
<span class=large>GENESIS</span>
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CHAPTER 25
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Abraham marries, has seed, dies, and is buried in the cave of Machpelah—His generation through Ishmael set forth—Rebekah conceives, and Jacob and Esau struggle in her womb—The Lord reveals their destiny to Rebekah—Esau sells his birthright for a mess of pottage.
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Then</span> again Abraham took a wife, and her name <i>was</i> Keturah.
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And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 20: 26.">Medan</a>, and <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/2b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ex. 2: 16 (15-16); Ex. 18: 1 (1-11); 1 Chr. 1: 32 (32-33).">Midian</a>, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
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And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan.  And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
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And the sons of <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ex. 2: 16 (16-22).">Midian</a>; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.  All these <i>were</i> the children of <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/4b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Chr. 1: 32 (32-33).">Keturah</a>.
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&#182; And <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Patriarchs.">Abraham</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 24: 36.">gave</a> all that he had unto Isaac.
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But unto the sons of the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jacob 2: 27 (23-30); Jacob 3: 5; Mosiah 11: 2 (2-14); Ether 10: 5; D&C 132: 1 (1, 37).">concubines</a>, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/6b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 21: 14.">sent</a> them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the <sup>c</sup><a href="gen/25/6c" mark="c" type="A" title="Judg. 6: 3.">east</a> country.
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And these <i>are</i> the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 47: 9.">days</a> of the years of <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/7b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 35: 28; Gen. 47: 28.">Abraham</a>’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
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Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Old Age.">old</a> age, an old man, and full <i>of years;</i> and was <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/8b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Family, Eternal.">gathered</a> to his people.
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And his sons Isaac and Ishmael <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 35: 29.">buried</a> him in the cave of <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 23: 9 (9, 19); Gen. 49: 30.">Machpelah</a>, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which <i>is</i> before Mamre;
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The field which Abraham <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 23: 16.">purchased</a> of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 49: 31; Gen. 50: 13.">buried</a>, and Sarah his wife.
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&#182; And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 24: 62.">well</a> Lahai-roi.
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&#182; Now these <i>are</i> the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Seed of Abraham.">generations</a> of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/12b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 132: 34, 65.">Hagar</a> the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, <sup>c</sup><a href="gen/25/12c" mark="c" type="A" title="Gen. 16: 15.">bare</a> unto Abraham:
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And these <i>are</i> the names of the sons of <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 28: 9; 1 Chr. 1: 29 (29-31).">Ishmael</a>, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
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And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
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Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
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These <i>are</i> the sons of Ishmael, and these <i>are</i> their names, by their towns, and by their castles; <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 17: 20.">twelve</a> princes according to their nations.
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And these <i>are</i> the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
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And they dwelt from <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 2: 11.">Havilah</a> unto <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/18b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 16: 7; 1 Sam. 15: 7.">Shur</a>, that <i>is</i> before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: <i>and</i> he died in the presence of all his brethren.
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&#182; And these <i>are</i> the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 1: 2.">Abraham</a> begat Isaac:
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And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 22: 23.">Bethuel</a> the Syrian of <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/20b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 28: 2.">Padan</a>-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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And Isaac intreated the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> for his <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/21a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Marriage, Husbands; TG Marriage, Wives.">wife</a>, because she <i>was</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/21b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Barrenness.">barren</a>: and the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> was <sup>c</sup><a href="gen/25/21c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Chr. 5: 20; 2 Chr. 33: 13; Ezra 8: 23.">intreated</a> of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If <i>it be</i> so, why <i>am</i> I thus?  And she went to <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Prayer.">enquire</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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And the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto her, <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 17: 16; Gen. 24: 60.">Two</a> nations <i>are</i> in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and <i>the one</i> people shall be stronger than <i>the other</i> people; and the <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/23b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 27: 40; Rom. 9: 12; 1 Ne. 3: 29; 1 Ne. 18: 10.">elder</a> shall serve the younger.
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&#182; And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, <i>there were</i> twins in her womb.
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And the first came out red, all over like an <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 27: 11.">hairy</a> garment; and they called his name <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/25b" mark="b" type="A" title="Deut. 23: 7.">Esau</a>.
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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hosea 12: 3.">heel</a>; and his <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/26b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 32: 28 (24-32).">name</a> was called <sup>c</sup><a href="gen/25/26c" mark="c" type="A" title="Gen. 27: 36; 1 Ne. 5: 14; 2 Ne. 20: 21; Alma 7: 25; D&C 27: 10; D&C 132: 37; D&C 133: 55.">Jacob</a>: and Isaac <i>was</i> threescore years old when she bare them.
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And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 27: 3 (3-5); Ether 2: 1; Ether 10: 19.">hunter</a>, a man of the field; and Jacob <i>was</i> a <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/27b" mark="b" type="P" title="HEB whole, complete, perfect, simple, plain.">plain</a> man, dwelling in <sup>c</sup><a href="gen/25/27c" mark="c" type="A" title="Heb. 11: 9; Enos 1: 20; Hel. 3: 9; Ether 2: 13; D&C 61: 25; Abr. 2: 20.">tents</a>.
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And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of <i>his</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 27: 4 (4-31).">venison</a>: but <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/25/28b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 27: 6.">Rebekah</a> loved Jacob.
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&#182; And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he <i>was</i> faint:
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And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red <i>pottage;</i> for I <i>am</i> faint: therefore was his name called <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/30a" mark="a" type="E" title="IE Red; Gen. 36: 1 (1, 8).">Edom</a>.
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And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/25/31a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Birthright.">birthright</a>.
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And Esau said, Behold, I <i>am</i> at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
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And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
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Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised <i>his</i> birthright.
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